Five Empressions

The Five Empressions would become better-known ever sold as the Five Emprees, who had a significant hit in the Chicago area using their cover from the Addrisi Brothers’ “Small Miss Sad,” which rose to number 74 in the national charts. “Small Miss Sad,” nevertheless, was first released on the tiny Chicago indie label Freeport, and acknowledged towards the Five Empressions. The music group were then compelled to improve their name with the superstar spirit group the Impressions, who brought an injunction against them (coincidentally, the Five Empressions acquired actually known as themselves the Impressions before changing their billing towards the Five Empressions). “Small Miss Sad” was a good garage-pop-rock single, powered by an infectious ascending riff, close United kingdom Invasion-influenced harmonies, and the type of Trini Lopez-influenced tempo that Neil Gemstone would popularize on music like “Cherry, Cherry,” As the Five Emprees, the group would eventually record an recording and many follow-up singles through 1968, without ever duplicating the achievement of “Small Miss Sad.”